Monday, July 3, 2017

Red, White, & Blue 4th of July Bundt Cake

A fun and easy patriotic cake to celebrate your 4th of July and other patriotic holidays!

This 4th of July I wanted to try something new. Usually for our Independence Day celebration the focus is on the grill and meat for me (rightfully so), but this year I wanted to try some patriotism via bundt cake. I hadn't had bundt cake in a long time and don't think I have ever made one. Ashton and the women in my family make them quite frequently, but I don't think I've ever tried or even helped. That being so, I thought it was a fitting time to try.

However, after making it I still don't know if I can claim I made a bundt cake because I'm pretty sure I took every shortcut possible and it was crazy easy to make this! A box of cake mix, its accompanying ingredients, store bought frosting, and food coloring was all it took. Definitely not made from scratch, but it makes for good convenience and guaranteed good taste and baking!

I love our country and love and appreciate those who sacrificed to make us free initially and those who serve and sacrifice today to help us maintain those rights. I played smaller level, college football and some of the most memorable experiences I had were during the star-spangled banner's playing/singing before our games. Every week it reminded me how fortunate I was to be able to do something I loved that in the grand scheme of things is so insignificant. I always love this time of year when we sing patriotic hymns at church. If you or your loved ones have ever served or do serve now to protect our freedom and rights, thank you. Have a great Independence Day everyone!

INSTRUCTIONS

Pour cake batter equally into 3 separate bowls and add the red and blue food coloring a few drops at a time into each its own bowl and mix until reaching desired red and desired blue

Pour the red cake batter into a greased bundt pan, then pour the white batter on top of the red being careful not to mix but evenly covering the red batter, then pour the blue batter in a ring shape over the white batter leaving white batter visible on the left and right of the blue

Bake as directed on the box

Separate frosting into three separate bowls

Microwave one bowl for 10 or so seconds until frosting is somewhat liquidy and add the blue food coloring and mix until having desired blue. Do the same with another bowl for the red, and do the same with the white bowl without adding any coloring

Once cake is baked and cooled off, drizzle frosting over cake one color at a time and you are done!